What next for IndyCar after Bernard's exit?

Randy Bernard's sudden exit from IndyCar made some people in the paddock happy, but many fans angry. Now the dust has settled, Mark Glendenning analyses the reasons behind his departure and looks at what's next for the series

If the fan reaction online is anything to go by, then Randy Bernard's departure from his post as IndyCar CEO was accompanied by the sound of the Doomsday Clock finally striking midnight.

It's the God-given right of sports fans to deal in absolutes, but the reality of his exit is a little more complicated than many think, and not necessarily the disaster that it's being made out to be. Disappointing? In many ways, yes. Catastrophic? No.